Mike Moser (politician)

Mike Moser (born September 18, 1951) is an American politician.

Mike Moser
Member of the Nebraska Legislature
from the 22nd district
Assumed office
January 9, 2019
Preceded byPaul Schumacher
Personal details
Born (1951-09-18) September 18, 1951 (age 73)
Fremont, Nebraska, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Jan Waak
(m. 1971)
Children3
EducationCentral Community College
University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Personal life

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Moser was born on September 18, 1951, in Fremont, Nebraska. He is married to Jan Moser.[1]

Education

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Moser graduated from Scotus Central Catholic High School in Columbus, Nebraska, in 1969. He earned his associate degree at Central Community college and graduated from University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1975 with a bachelor's degree.

Career

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Moser was mayor of Columbus from 2004 to 2016. In 2010, he tried to run for the Nebraska Legislature in Nebraska's 22nd district. He advanced in the primary but lost the general election to Paul Schumacher.[2]

Eight years later, Moser ran for the Nebraska Legislature from the same district as his predecessor was unable to run again due to term limits. He easily won that election with 64.3% of the votes against Doug Oertwich.[3] He was sworn in as senator on January 9, 2019.[4]

On May 25, 2020, Moser was hospitalized due to COVID-19.[5]

Electoral history

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Nebraska's 22nd Legislative District Election, 2022[6][7]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Moser (incumbent) 6,549 76.14
Nonpartisan Roy M. Zach 1,054 12.25
Democratic Mike Goos 998 11.60
Total votes 8,601 100.00
General election
Republican Mike Moser (incumbent) 9,561 80.24
Nonpartisan Roy M. Zach 2,355 19.76
Total votes 11,916 100.00
Republican hold
Nebraska's 22nd Legislative District Election, 2018[8][9]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Moser 3,578 56.12
Republican Doug Oertwich 1,366 21.42
Democratic Francis P. Kuehler 1,102 17.28
Independent Kenneth G. Leischner 330 5.18
Total votes 6,376 100.0
General election
Republican Mike Moser 7,896 64.30
Republican Doug Oertwich 4,383 35.70
Total votes 12,279 100.0
Republican hold
Nebraska's 22nd Legislative District Election, 2010[10][11]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Schumacher 1,877 33.87
Republican Mike Moser 1,873 33.80
Republican Rebecca J. Rayman 1,257 22.68
Nonpartisan Roy M. Zach 535 9.65
Total votes 5,542 100.0
General election
Republican Paul Schumacher 4,974 52.18
Republican Mike Moser 4,558 47.82
Total votes 9,532 100.0
Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ "Biography « District 22 News and Information". Nevada Legislature. Archived from the original on October 16, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "Nebraska State Senate elections, 2010". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  3. ^ "OFFICIAL REPORTOFTHE BOARD OF STATE CANVASSERS" (PDF). Nebraska Secretary of State. December 11, 2018.
  4. ^ Dunker, Don Walton, JoAnne Young, Chris. "13 new senators will be sworn in on Wednesday". JournalStar. Retrieved October 27, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Dunker, Chris. "State senator hospitalized due to COVID-19". JournalStar. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  6. ^ Robert B. Evnen, "Official Report of the Nebraska Board of State Canvassers: Primary Election, May 10, 2022" (PDF), Nebraska Secretary of State, p. 31
  7. ^ Robert B. Evnen, "Official Report of the Nebraska Board of State Canvassers: General Election, November 8, 2022" (PDF), Nebraska Secretary of State, p. 21
  8. ^ John A. Gale, "Official Report of the Nebraska Board of State Canvassers: Primary Election, May 15, 2018" (PDF), Nebraska Secretary of State, p. 31
  9. ^ John A. Gale, "Official Report of the Nebraska Board of State Canvassers: General Election, November 6, 2018" (PDF), Nebraska Secretary of State, p. 18
  10. ^ John A. Gale, "Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska: Primary Election, May 11, 2010" (PDF), Nebraska Secretary of State, p. 25
  11. ^ John A. Gale, "Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska: General Election, November 2, 2010" (PDF), Nebraska Secretary of State, p. 18